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Where the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding
Natural Beauty (AONB) meets the Wiltshire Downs can best describe the
charming area in which the Chippenham group regularly walk.
The town itself was founded over 1000
years ago and was the royal hunting lodge for Alfred the Great from
where he pursued his fight against the invading Danes. In the Middle
Ages corn mills made way for the prosperous wool trade and famous
cheese market. The town flourished on the stagecoach route between
Bristol and London and with the coming of the Great Western Railway.
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Castle Combe
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West of Chippenham are the
exquisite "picture postcard" villages of Castle Combe and Biddestone,
complete with village green and duck pond. To the south is the National
Trust-owned village of Lacock.
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Our fortnightly Sunday walks typically
range from 5 to 10 miles. We meet in Chippenham so that we can car
share to the start of the walk and give members without cars a lift.
This enables us to take as few cars as possible.
We extend a warm welcome to all new
walkers, visitors and guests. Why not try us for a few weeks without
any commitment. If you like what you see, then you are more than
welcome to join us. The Ramblers annual membership fee amounts to just
over 50p per week. As well as helping to protect the natural beauty of
the British countryside, you will also be part of a nationwide walking
club.
The Ramblers exists to facilitate,
for the benefit of everyone, the enjoyment and discovery that walking
outdoors can bring; and to promote respect for the life of the
countryside. The association encourages walking; protects rights of
way; defends the beauty of the countryside; and has campaigned for many
years for the freedom to roam over uncultivated, open country.
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